She and her husband live in Annandale, Virginia. The training kicks in and can save you.". It was the most successful ambush against U.S. forces during the course of the entire war. When someone shook me and tried to get me moving I was actually offended. BRAVEBOY, Toby, rifleman, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cav, recovered from his wounds and his week-long ordeal alone on the abandoned battlefield at Albany and returned safely to his family in Coward, South Carolina. TULLY, Walter Busill (Buse) Jr., commander, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry in the Ia Drang, returned to Vietnam on a second tour as a major in the Americal Division. Three U.S. soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the battle. He served in both Brazil and El Salvador, was a history instructor at West Point, and served in the Center of Military History for a number of years. Two men - Sgt. When I go to the wall, I see Don Cornett's name 58,000 times.'. Although each survivor's story is unique, they all carry the same lessons. KEETON, James, fifty-nine, battalion aid station medic, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, served a second tour in Vietnam with an adviser group. They have five grown children: sons Steve, Dave, and Greg; and daughters Cecile and Julie. I was standing back there in the column and the column was stopped. He retired from the Army as a master sergeant and, in 1988, became the pastor of a church in Fort Mitchell, Alabama. Freeman reconstituted the unit and led it back up Pork Chop. when I said to hell with it. He and his wife own and manage a trailer park, and Kluges night job is corrections officer for the Arizona State Department of Corrections. But Westmoreland believed the battle validated the airmobile tactic of quick strikes to catch the enemy off guard, kill as many as possible and withdraw back to base. After years of advising the South Vietnamese against the communist North, and months of chasing black-clad guerrillas, a large. The problem was it had to be applied by a country that was much more willing for it to be applied for the long haul. Some of the men who hadn't slept for close to 48 hours closed their eyes, others smoked or ate. Later, after he was evacuated the doctors thought his spine was severed, but discovered later that he had a severely bruised spine from the force of the bullets whipping his head back. Fred Gilreath of Surgoinsville holds a framed photo of his older brother Luther Gilreath who was killed 50 years ago on the second day of the Battle of Ia Drang, Nov. 15, 1965. In the fall of 1965 the Vietnam War was an event most Americans saw as a series of smaller battles leaving little to remember. LOMBARDO, Riccardo, sixty-one, Huey pilot in X-Ray and Albany and Pop Jekels good buddy, was retired on one hundred percent disability after a serious back injury in 1967, when he was thirty-six. It was the signal for all available American aircraft to converge and provide aid to the American unit. "When things started it just erupted," Lawrence said. The assault at LZ X-Ray began before noon on 14 November. In November, troops would take on North Vietnamese regulars for the first time in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley. VIERA, Arthur, Jr., forty-eight, an M-79 grenadier with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, survived the terrible wounds he suffered in X-Ray. I thought to myself. To me that seems proper, and just, and so right.. The bulk of the fighting lasted about 6 hours and in that time 2/7 Cav lost 155 killed and 124 wounded. He left active duty in 1967, but continued in the Army Reserves until his retirement in 1990 as a colonel. (U.S. Army). The fighting continued all day and into the night with the enemy relentlessly making assault after assault. He retired in August 1990, and now lives in Peekskill, New York. OUELLETTE, Robert, fifty, battalion commanders radio operator in LZ X-Ray, left the Army in August 1966. He was made famous by the account of his actions during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965, the Americans' first major battle of the Vietnam War. On January 31, 1966, The New York Times profiled Moore as The Man Who Can Find the Viet Cong. He pressed for another assignment to troop command in Vietnam, only to be told that he had already had his turn. With only 700 effective soldiers left of the original 2,200, the 33d Regiment needed help. It was a small football size clearing for the first helicopters to be used in combat. Mrs. Mapson is a member of the Columbus chapter of the 1st Cavalry Division Association. They were unaware that two battalions of fresh PAVN soldiers had been camped out along the Ia Drang River on the other side of the landing zone. Difficult. 2 Ia Drang also served as a test for the U.S. military of its new air mobility tactics. based on information from your browser. He retired a colonel in 1981, and is vice president of human resources for a large corporation in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. NADAL, Ramon A. HENRY, Frank, executive officer of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry in LZ Albany, served a second tour in Vietnam as a battalion commander in the 1st Cavalry Division, later commanded a brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, and was promoted to chief of staff of the 101st Airborne in the summer of 1977. Many did a second tour and others left the service and returned home to their families. The largely [North Vietnamese Army] units we ran into, they were interested in staying and fighting.. His twelve-year-old granddaughter recently interviewed Ray about his experiences in Vietnam and wrote a school essay she titled: My Grandfather: An American Hero.. It was the first major battle between PAVN and US Army units and one of the war's bloodiest encounters. "The XO let out a low moan, and his head sank. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. He now lives in Dublin, New Hampshire, and works for a firm that sells office supplies. I still have my leg, and I can walk on it. The last time he talked to Herren, Lose said, Nobody out here understands what we went through.. With the arrival on foot of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry commanded by Lt. Col. Robert McDade, on the morning of November 16, there were now three Cavalry battalions crammed into the clearing, including Lt. Col. Walter Tullys 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry. He retired from the Army as a staff sergeant in 1976, and now serves in the Alabama National Guard. The XO was going fast. Some of them had blood on their faces from scratches and from other guys' wounds. (U.S. Army). BECK, Bill, forty-nine, assistant machine gunner, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cav in the Ia Drang, left the Army in 1966 and went home to his native Steelton, Pennsylvania. He was chief of security at a hospital in Columbus, Georgia, until his death on April 18, 1992. On his next flight, three soldiers on his helicopter were killed and three were wounded. "I'm just as guilty. He and his wife, Julie, divide their time between homes in Auburn, Alabama, and Crested Butte, Colorado. He and his wife live in St. Charles, a suburb of Chicago. They and their buddies fought off hundreds of North Vietnamese with the help of artillery. MARTIN, John C., fifty-one, rifleman in Lieutenant Sissons platoon detached from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry for duty in X-Ray, served a second combat tour in Vietnam. Edwards is the acting borough manager of Dublin, Pennsylvania; he and his wife, Nancy, live in nearby New Hope. South Carolina, The Ia Drang Valley is a valley located near Pleiku in Central Highlands of Vietnam. The battle was the culmination of Operation Silver Bayonet I, a combined American-South Vietnamese offensive to relieve the . We were caught inside of what was essentially an L-shaped ambush.". Shortly thereafter, US units began . No one wanted to look weak in the face of communist aggression.. One killed, 15 injured after clashes erupt at Afghan border again December 16, 2022. The following is a partial accounting, prepared in 1992, of where some of them are and what they have done with their lives: ADAMS, Russell, fifty-one, machine gunner, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cav in the Ia Drang, helps run the family dairy farm on five hundred acres outside Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania. Other donors to the fund are readers of the book from across America, Veterans, and supporters of the fund. They had this Learning to be a Teacher program; I tried it and loved it. Gen. Westmoreland, commander of the U.S. He remained with the medical platoon in Vietnam until July 1966. Theres certainly politics involved in it, but I do think these guys, as mythological as it turned out to be, were true Cold War believers. He now manages the quartermaster laundry at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and lives in Clarksville, Tennessee. In the first major engagement of the war between regular U.S. and North Vietnamese forces, elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) fight a pitched battle with Communist main . The only question was which side could outlast the other. Omaha, The airstrike broke the North Vietnamese siege and enabled reinforcements to reach the LZ. The bullet was still in there. That headquarters type turned up and he returned my old helmet, bullet hole and all. A Broken Arrow was declared over the radio by the Battalion Forward Air Controller, which meant that an American unit was in imminent danger of being overrun. He and his wife live in Alexandria, Virginia. in history. Adams and his wife have a three-year-old daughter. The bulk of the fighting was centered around two vital helicopter landing zones: LZ X-Ray and Albany. For the last twenty-one years he has been in the tire business. In the end, 79 Americans had been killed, and 121 men were wounded. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Knowles retired from the Army in 1974 as a lieutenant general. He and his wife, Pat, live in Avon Park, Florida. I think of all those guys killed in action, wounded in action, and their friends, their relatives and all those altered lives. He says he did a lot of praying during the Persian Gulf War, when his son, his brother, and his old friend Galloway were all on the battlefield. Rosemary Giles is a history content writer with Hive Media. You can always change this later in your Account settings. He was presented with the Medal of Honor on December 19, 1966, and three years later volunteered for a second tour of duty in Vietnam. He retired a lieutenant colonel in 1977 and returned to Georgia, where he is an executive for a trucking firm. Shortly after the battalion set out, the North Vietnamese sprang a massive ambush. The mission of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is to honor and preserve the legacy of service and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War. For the next agonizing 26 hours, that small band of Americans was trapped by a ring of hundreds of enemy fighters determined to kill them all. WASHBURN, Richard B., fifty-seven, platoon leader, 2/20th Aerial Rocket Artillery in the Ia Drang, returned to Vietnam for a second combat tour. Word reached the battalion traveling to Columbus, who sent Bravo Company back to Albany to serve as reinforcements. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Of the 500 men present as part of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 155 lost their lives, and just 84 were immediately able to return to active duty. Florence County, It wasn't until about two weeks later, as he read Stars and Stripes, that it hit him what he had survived. Moore continues to fight, returning home to Julia after a year. They were platoon leaders together in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Privacy Policy He spent thirty-two months in the hospital recovering from the wounds he suffered in LZ X-Ray. I fought for this country and now I own and farm 120 acres of my country. He lives in Washington, D.C. SPIRES, James W., operations officer, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry in the Ia Drang, retired a lieutenant colonel in 1976 and owns and operates his own industrial representational firm. He would recover after some physical therapy and return to duty in 1966 to finish his tour. Book Sources: The Battle of Ia Drang Valley We were soldiers once -and young : Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam by Ha Moore; Joseph Galloway Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection DS557.8.I18 M66 1992 ISBN: 0679411585 Publication Date: 1992-10-20 Everyman in Vietnam by Michael Adas; Joseph J. Gilch This is the tale of the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam in 1965. This browser does not support getting your location. He retired a colonel in 1982, with twenty-three years service. The service members killed in the Battle of la Drang are remembered on Panel 3E of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Cash retired from active duty as a colonel in September of 1992 and lives in the Washington, D.C., area. His friend, James Lawrence, speaks with organizations and Soldiers about the lessons learned from the Army engineer recognized for exemplary work in obsolescence management, Norway adds top-tier military experience to State Partnership Program, Army's Environmental Restoration Program revitalizes contaminated lands, Army Lt. Col. Adams: A pioneer worthy of commemoration, US and UAE soldiers train together at Joint Readiness Training Center, Unified network operations underpins Army's digital transformation, SMA plans to reward Soldiers who meet rising standards. Moore is the last to leave, refusing to do so until every man living and dead has left. Although he was a civilian, Galloway was awarded the Bronze Star medal for helping to rescue wounded soldiers during the battle. It was Nov. 15, 1965, in the valley of the Ia Drang in the wild mountains of the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. Moore and his 450-man 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, flew into Landing Zone X-Ray at the base of the Chu Pong Mountain west of Plei Me and miles from the Cambodian border. In her spare time, Rosemary enjoys spending time with her partner, her cats, and her horse, or sitting down to read a good book. Lawrence, even in his paralyzed state, was able to give some direction to his company. Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and his men continued on, receiving support from artillery units and air strikes, helping the American troops hold themselves against the enemy. NYE, George (China Joe), demolition-team leader, 8th Engineers, attached to the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry in Landing Zone X-Ray, died of an apparent heart attack at age fifty-one on December 8, 1991, at his home in Bangor, Maine. Contrary to popular belief, the Battle of Ia Drang started and ended after the famous landings at LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany. Major Bruce Crandalls UH-1D helicopter climbs skyward after discharging a load of infantrymen on a search and destroy mission in Ia Drang. They are stories that not only serve to maintain our connection with history, but also educate us and force us to confront the good and the bad and learn from it. FREEMAN, Ed (Too Tall to Fly), sixty-five, Bruce Crandalls wingman, retired a major in 1967 after twenty-one years Army service. He and his wife and young son live in Lawndale, California. No one pulled security. I have it here with me today. He lives with his wife and family in Steelville. He joined IBM as a salesman in Austin, Texas, and spent twenty years with them, rising to the post of Midwestern regional manager. He and his wife live in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the longest day I ever experienced in any aircraft, Crandall recalled. WALLACE, Bruce M. Jr., sixty-one, Air Force A-IE Skyraider pilot over the Ia Drang, served two more tours in Vietnam and retired a colonel in 1976. By the next morning, only eight were left standing . He tells his audience this to help them understand. They are all Don Cornett to him, his best friend. He is the perennial master of ceremonies at the Ia Drang dinners; he claims he is the only one of the brothers who can get through an entire sentence without using the f-word. WINTER, Pete, fifty-one, rifleman, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, was discharged in December 1965. 'Can't you see I'm dying?' Im not supposed to chop wood or do anything that might cause a lick on that side of my head, but it healed up pretty well so I dont worry much about it, he says. KENNEDY, Glenn F., first sergeant, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, was killed in action on May 6, 1966, during Operation Davy Crockett in the Bong Son plain. Hear Walters story. Hear three personal perspectives from men who survived. Some of the survivors broke into tears of relief. He is a consultant to industries seeking defense business. He is a captain and the commander of Engine Company Number One. These additional troops pushed back the enemy, allowing the others to evacuate the wounded. The Battle of Ia Drang was fought November 14-18, 1965, during the Vietnam War (1955-1975) and was the first major engagement between the US Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The remainder of the 2nd was left waiting in a communication blackout. MERCHANT, Dick, fifty-four, assistant operations officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, served a second tour in Vietnam in 1968 as Lieutenant Colonel Matt Dillons battalion executive officer. One of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War, the 14-16 November 1965 battle in the Ia Drang Valley in South Vietnam's central highlands between the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) and the 33rd and 66th Regiments of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) marked a watershed change in the military strategies of both sides. In 1946, Ho Chi Minh had warned the French, who were trying to restore control over their former protectorate, that you can kill 10 of my men for every one I kill of yours, yet even at those odds, you will lose and I will win.. Simpson County, He is now a financial officer with the U.S. They have a son and two daughters. Postal Service in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1965 was the year America took the gloves off in Vietnam, moving from advising and assisting the South Vietnamese military to an active combat role. LAVENDER, David A. MILLS, Jon, fifty-four, Bruce Crandalls copilot in the Ia Drang, retired a lieutenant colonel in 1980. However, Americans killed an estimated 1,800 North Vietnamese, through rifles, artillery, helicopters, and jets. One killed, 15 injured after clashes erupt at Afghan border again December 16, 2022. 4 Oscar E . In the last operation, his shattered left knee joint was removed and the leg bones fused, leaving his left leg frozen straight and two inches shorter than his right leg. After about a three mile march, the front of the column reached the landing zone and the 2/7 Cav commander, Lt. Col. Robert McDade, called his company commanders forward to discuss how to best array their forces in preparation for extraction. Little did Beck and his companions know they were about to make history in America's first large scale battle of the Vietnam War. The Battle of the Ia Drang Valley would be the Vietnam War's first major set-piece battle with the PAVN, the first major US heliborne assault on an NVA position, and the first engagement to employ B-52 airstrikes on enemy ground forces in battle. The Troopers of 2/7 Cav relieved their sister unit, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, on Nov. 16, following 1/7 Cav's three day battle with the People's Army of Vietnam near the base of the Chu Pong Massif. Jeanette spent the better part of a year in a military hospital while his shattered leg was repaired. He personally shook the hands of at least fifty thousand returning soldiers. Alpha Company arrived in Vietnam with 146 officers and men. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: Ia Drang Valley Incident. The survivors of the Ia Drang on November 14, 1965 to Nov 1965 on Nov. 14 with men. 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